This October was National Bullying Prevention Month, where charities, schools and communities came together to raise awareness and help prevent bullying among children. We too have been busy this month producing resources for both children and adults that can help them understand and deal with bullying.

Resources for childrenWe believe that app-based learning is a particularly exciting and effective way for pupils to learn about real-life issues such as bullying, especially when combined with exciting stories.

Grik the Goblin our second anti-bullying resource for children, was released this month and uses short stories and creative, engaging activities to help children understand bullying. Children can follow the adventures of a smart little goblin called Grik, his encounters with bullies Bill and Sam, and the witty ways he outsmarts them.

Grik the Goblin encourages children to think about the issues within bullying, including whether it is right to judge people on their appearance, what makes someone brave or cowardly, what makes people behave in the way they do and whether people are always fair.

This is the second of our resources for children that use stories to help children understand bullying. Tim and Tess: Safeguarding Stories also addresses the issues of bullying and cyberbullying through Tim and Tess' adventures. The final message is always: if you’re being bullied, tell someone you trust – don’t worry alone.

Resources for adultsAwareness of bullying is also crucial for adults working with children. It is easy for adults to see children’s squabbles or insecurities as trivial, and simply tell them to 'go and play'. Beat Bullying(coming soon) was written by children’s author Roger Hurn and helps teachers, parents/carers and other adults working with children understand why and how bullying occurs.

Beat Bullying contains 14 poems, stories and plays that adults can use with children to help them think about bullying, including how you should respond to bullies, how adults can be the victims and perpetrators of bullying and the problems with ignoring when others are being bullied.

Beat Bullying also helps school staff implement practical anti-bullying strategies, such as establishing a school council, making expectations about bullying public and organising lunch breaks to promote inclusiveness and limit the chances of bullying.